Nasdaq CEO Robert Greifeld to Facebook investors: We're sorry

NASDAQ CEO Robert Greifeld said the index "owes the industry an apology" for the tech glitches that bungled Facebook's initial public offering.

Nasdaq has plans to compensate firms that lost money in the botched deal with a "one-time" payout of around $US40, which are pending the approval of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, theWall Street Journalreported.

But the compo plan falls short of the $US100 million in losses estimated by brokers and their clients.

Mr Greifeld is pretty confident he will keep his job following the botched Facebook IPO, but he concedes the episode has come at a tremendous personal and professional cost.

"I can't wait for my life to get back to normal," Mr Greifeld conceded to a friend during a golf tournament this weekend at the posh Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., FOX Business Network has learned.

The Facebook initial public offering was plagued by technical problems as Nasdaq's trading platform proved incapable of handling customer orders. These problems ended up costing investors between $US100 million and $US200 million, largely the result of faulty pricing and other mishaps directly related to Nasdaq's market system.

Many blame Mr Greifeld personally for the problems since he had weeks to prepare for the high-profile May 18 public offering. When the problems began he was seen celebrating the deal at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, California, with company founder Mark Zuckerberg.

Mr Greifeld is certainly feeling the heat. He described the controversy as a "storm" that has hurt him both professionally and personally, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.